Education Graduate Students of Colour
A collective by and for BIPOC graduate students
The Education Graduate Students of Colour (EGSC) is a student-run volunteer collective a part of the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. It is inspired by the launch of the Teacher Candidates of Colour (TCC) Collective in 2019-2020, with the aim to provide a necessary space for EGSCs while also countering and resisting the structural and systemic racism that exists in our program and the broader field of education. Our work is made possible by funding from the office of the Vice-Dean, Governance and Student Affairs at the Faculty of Education, which we use to run three major projects (i.e., Counter-Narratives, the Fall 2021 Institute, and Solidarity Funding) along with other initiatives that are a part of our advocacy and community work.
Major Projects
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Counter Narratives
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Fall Institute
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Solidarity Funds
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In the winter semester, the launch of Counter Narratives is the main project. This will be a space — a meeting place of sorts — for EGSCs to publish a piece of writing.
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In the fall semester, the main project is the Fall Institute, which focuses on a particular topic related to equity and justice. Please refer to the Fall Institute 2020 for details.
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Solidarity funds (i.e. $100-150) are provided to EGSCs to work on individual projects related to the collective. Please reach out for more information about the availability before proposing a project.
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Other Initiatives/Projects
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Decolonization 101
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Educators for #FreePalestine
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“Contrary to what we may have been taught to think, unnecessary and unchosen suffering wounds us but need not scar us for life. What we allow the mark of our suffering to become is in our own hands.”
- bell hooks
- bell hooks
